A Child Care WORKS Profile of Child Care in the Seven County Metropolitan Area, 1991.

Copeland, Tom

This report provides a profile of child care in the seven county metropolitan area in Minnesota. Child Care WORKS is a statewide coalition of over 150 organizations that develops and promotes a state child care agenda. This report provides statistical data on child care from 1980 to 1990, and projections through the year 2000. A brief outline of the report's highlights is followed by discussion of six issues: (1) population and its effect on the demand for child care; (2) the licensed capacity of child care programs in 1990; (3) the average weekly cost of child care in 1990; (4) average staff wages and turnover; (5) child care financial assistance, 1989-1990; and (6) the quality of child care in 1990. For each of these issues, a chart presenting data, a commentary, and the source of data are provided. Appended is data for each of the seven counties concerning population and the demand for child care from 1980 to 2000; the supply of child care in 1990; and financial assistance for fiscal year 1990. (GLR)